A series of resignations, expulsions and disciplinary proceedings have brought simmering disputes inside Serbia’s junior ruling party to the fore – says BIRN. Nenad Borovcanin, a prominent member of the Socialist Party, the junior partner […]

Bucharest, Romania – Over 100,000 people gathered downtown Bucharest on Wednesday evening protesting against the recent criminal law changes passed overnight by the Romanian Government. This is the largest street protest in Romania in the […]

Tirana Echo – Federica Mogherini, the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission, will travel to the Western Balkans from 1 to 4 March. She will visit Albania, Bosnia […]

Kosovar President Hashim Thaci says there is “no turning back” from his plan to transform the Balkan country’s lightly armed security force into a national army, brushing off strongly voiced concern from NATO and the […]

Macedonian leaders risk sanctions if they continue to block a new government and stoke inter-ethnic conflict, EU mediators dealing with a crisis in the Balkan country have warned. Gjorge Ivanov, Macedonia’s president, has refused to […]